Meteor City

Backstory

Upon the impact of a meteor that crashed into the earth in the year 2019, a new disease spread through the world. Those infected developed super abilities, but also have a shortened life span. The stronger the super power, the shorter their life span.

The government brought in took in those that have the disease and contracted them to use their last few years of life to complete tasks for the government. A new government agency was founded, with the sole purpose of dealing with people with the disease. This branch of the government is called Meteor, as a reference to the meteor that brought on the disease. This same organization searches for a cure.

Those that didn’t wish to spend the rest of their lives working for the government resisted and formed their own city within the crater that the meteor made in New York City. The government allowed this with the provision that all occupants could never leave the city. All supplies that they need are delivered to them.

The story- Year 2024
A resistance movement has began to grow in the city, with the goal of infecting more of the human population. The city's residents believe that the government is holding back on creating an antidote, in order to reap the benefits the disease brings in. Money donated to help cure the disease is being used for the government’s personal usage. The government also gains in the drastic drop of crime due to super powered agents.

Rules
All the regular rules apply
Cursing is allowed but be reasonable
No god modding
Pm me if you plan on dropping so that I can come up with a death that fits the plot.
Post regularly
At least 500 words a post. (Updated word count)
Read all previous posts.
If your post does not make sense or does not further the plot in some way I will ask you to change it. If this is not done the post will be ignored.




Profile
Name
Gender
Age
Affiliation ( Government agent, City inhabitant)
Appearance
Life expectancy( This will be heavily impacted by the individuals power)
Power
Personality (detailed, likes, dislikes)
History (How and when did they contract the disease)

Note the disease is air born around the impact center and from contact to the meteor fragments that are locked up by the government. Otherwise the disease can only transfer through bodily fluids.

*sorry, PB Im getting better, but Im nat that good. 500 words is to much for me... I'm not that good. sorry*

I'll take a girl too please!

Name: Bree Rosco

Gender: female

Age: 14

Affiliation: City.

Appearance: Blue hair and blue eyes, small for her age.

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Life expectancy: 16, 17 if she's lucky.

Power: can create bolts, balls, and basically anything she wants out of electricity. Very painful stuff on her opponents.

Personality: She's bold and independent. She won't accept help from anyone in most cases, and has lived her life alone. It shows. She likes, obviously, being alone, the city at night, nighttime in general, and skateboarding. She hates bubbly people, bubble gum (it's fruity or nothing), business men, the government... the world, pretty much. But don't be fooled; she's nice, brave, and compassionate when she wants to be, and if you know her well enough. Granted, that's rarely, and hard to do, but it is possible. She just prefers being tough- it's the reason she's still even alive.

History: She was, as many would say, a street rat. Her motto was gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat, therefore, gotta steal to live. She stole, she ran, she knew her way around the city. She never knew if she had a family, and didn't care. She had been in a scrape or two, and knew how to fight, drive any vehicle, or use any weapon. She's just that good. She was about to rob a business man when the meteor fell. She was only a few blocks over from it, and barely ten years old.


That good?

Those are fine so far.
But Ninja. The meteor was big enough to create a crater. If she were that close she'd be dead.

Definitely in.

Profile
Name: Salacia 'Sal' Blackthorne.

Gender: Female.

Age: 18.

Affiliation: Government agent.

Appearance: Tall, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

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Life expectancy: 22.

Power: Can borrow powers by touching others with powers.

Personality: Sal is determined, smart, moody, distant, cold and cruel. She can sometimes seem intimating but she does have a kind and loving side. She's also got a nasty temper, but rarely loses it and is extremely loyal to the Government, so if you plan on swaying her, you'll need to be very persuasive. When she's working, she's often very single-minded and driven to catch the bad guys. You could say she's just a little obsessed with work, but never very neglectful. She sometimes seems like a vigilante, but she's not; she actually works for someone. Sal likes details and when she uses her power-it's quite handy sometimes... Sal loves it when it's stormy but hates it when it's too cold. She also hates people who brag and people who kill or hurt others just because they can.

History: When she was 13, Sal was about block away from where the meteor hit and suffered the after effects. For a few months, she seemed fine...until she brushed past a girl on the street and set something on fire by accident. Eventually she discovered that she could 'borrow' powers and ever since she's been working for the Government. Both her parents died when the meteor hit and she's been living with an Aunt.

Is that better, PB?

Name: Dustin

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Affiliation: City Inhabitant

Appearance:

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Except without the piercings and the big coat.

Life Expectancy: 21

Power: When he looks at someone, he can see their past

Personality: He's very kind and trustworthy. He helps out others as best he can and is very fun-loving. He can also get very serious sometimes and appears mysterious to most people.

History: He ran away when he was 10 because his grandmother became ill and died. On top of that, his parents were getting divorced. Nothing seemed to be going right, in fact, it all just got worse. He thought running away would help, and he was partly right. He traveled all over the world, living on the streets, and learned to fight and survive on his own. Living on the streets, he became sick a lot, but eventually, he learned to deal with it. Of course, he got that disease from the meteor.

Name: Jade Henley
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Affiliation: Government Agent
Appearance:

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Life expectancy: 19-21, they aren't sure
Power: She can manipulate people's minds to make them do as she wishes. Almost like she hypnotizes them, I suppose, but she controls everything that person does.
Personality: She's sarcastic and not at all afraid to say what is on her mind. She is tough, bitter, but also care-free and spontaneous. The only reason Jade was ever liked was because of her uncle's wealth, otherwise she's just the weird girl. She can be a nerd, and likes all things scientific, though she'd never admit it. Her weakness is mango lollipops; she loves them, just in case you want to know how to get on her good side...Likes: mango lollipops, science, her boss, the disease, her power, wealth, winning, and--surprisingly--children. Dislikes: that she's going to die, her co-workers, losing, the crater-city, people who don't respect her.
History: Jade Henley wanted the disease. So Jade Henley got what she wanted. As always.
She grew up with an older brother, and a younger sister whilst they lived upon their uncle's great estate. Her father was on the run, a wanted criminal, and her mother had died of cancer just months before the asteroid hit New York City. Uncle Daemon was a cold-blooded man, who had once worked as an M16 spy. Rich and aging, his estate was two hours away from New York and just where he wanted it to be. They lived a tough life, trying to please him, and going to the high-end boarding school four hours away. He had high standards and Jade was frequently the only one who lived up to them, and she enjoyed the spotlight, and all the benefits that came with it. But when her uncle kicked her nineteen year old brother, Sander, out of the mansion, things changed inside Jade. Her younger sister ran away, but Jade stayed, though more bitter and defiant. When the meteor hit news came quick that it brought powers to those affected.
Jade chased power.
She chased the disease.
Other: She has scars on the palms of her hands, but if you mention them to her, she'll probably control your mind and make you do the chicken dance or something.

save me a spot!

Here's my profile... not yet finished...

Name: Owen Dawson
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Affiliation: Government Agent
Appearance:
Life expectancy: A few months, maximum.
Power: Telekinesis (plus telepathy? not sure if both are allowed...) (I'm not sure what would be powerful enough to merit a very short life expectancy.)

Personality: I'll condense this later...

History:

Other: I intend for him to die in about 2 weeks... I still think love would be interesting though!

Will edit this later!!

About the 500 word count. I want this to be a good sb that lasts and has a rounded story with developed characters. The five hundred word mark is only temporary and after a few pages I will drop the count completely. This will create a strong foundation for the story and make sure that story progresses. I repeat that the 500 word limit is only temporary.

Ninja yes it's better.

Name: Melia

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Affiliation: City inhabitant

Appearance:

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Life expectancy: 21

Power: Can read peoples/animals minds and put thoughts into their heads.

Personality: Melia loves to be with as little people as possible,but doesn't like to be alone. Her soft voice and bright blue eyes draw people to her. She is very shy when it comes to meeting new people, but once she gets to know the person she is always there for them unless she has a bad feeling about them. melia is very afraid of heights and has major trust issues.

History: Her father was a drug addict and taught her how to rob stores.Her 6 brothers always picked/abused her, forcing her to learn to defend herself and fight back. All of her brothers and her dad were killed by the metor, while her and her mom were at the stores a couple blocks away. She told everything to her mom, and completely trusted her untill she found out that her mother had been living a lie. Her real mother was murdered my her now mother and now she was planning to kill her as well. As her mom was seconds away from killing her,Melia kicked the gun out of her hands, caught it, and shot her attempted murderer. The shot didn't kill her automatically, so she stood back up and stapped Melia in the chest aming for her neck. Melia barely escaped, her fake mom picked up the gun and shot, going through the door Melia had just shut, skimming her hair and hitting a nearby tree.

I can tell this SB is not going to take off. There is another Sb just like it and I believe my flip flopping on the word count has thrown people off. So as of now this SB is dead.

Sorry. This will be my last attempt at creating a SB because apparently I'm bad at it and only getting worse. So sorry for having you all waste your time creating profiles.


Sorry again.

If you liked the idea you will probaly like Kara's idea.


http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/topic66662.html

no! i want this to LIVE!!!!